Tag Archives: history

It is 100 years since the notorious battle of Passchendaele. We now know much more about the trauma experienced by thousands of troops during the Great War and we recognise that, even into the 21st-century, service personnel can be affected … Continue reading →

This morning I am thrilled to bring you a juicy true story of Victorian murder. Author Kaye Jones has written a detailed and gripping account of an obsession that led to murder; a case that terrified and intrigued the nation in the early … Continue reading →

Whilst I was researching for my book, Shell Shocked Britain: The First world War’s legacy for Britain’s Mental Health (Pen and Sword Books October 2014), I came to understand how, during certain periods of the war, concern about the numbers diagnosed with … Continue reading →

As we approach the centenary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, it becomes more important than ever to recognise the sacrifices that were being made by the troops fighting at the Front. There were hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

Today I am thrilled to have as my guest on No wriggling, Angela Buckley, who has written for me before, about her last book, The Real Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Story of Jerome Caminada. Today she looks into the mind of Amelia … Continue reading →

Today I welcome to No Wriggling Denise Bates, whose latest book, Historical Research Using British Newspapers is published by Pen and Sword this month. I have often written on this blog of how useful I found the British Newspaper Archive in … Continue reading →